Do you have a large group of friends? And do you all want to video call together at the same time on WhatsApp but cannot? Not Now!!
There is a piece of good news straight from the sources- You can now call (Video and Voice both) up to 8 people on WhatsApp together at the same time. Yes, you heard it right. The new WhatsApp’s video call limit has been increased to 8 people at a time. Earlier you could just call 4 people on Whatsapp, together at the same time.
You might want to know about the limits for other Applications:
Recently, Google Duo introduced a limit of 12 people on video calls. Talking about limits that other apps have to offer: It’s 32 for Apple‘s Facetime, 8 for Houseparty, 50 for Skype, and Facebook‘s new Messenger Rooms service. Topping it all, Zoom offers the highest number of video call limits i.e. 100. Woah!!
For availing this amazing service, you need to update your Whatsapp. And after that, what all you need to do is, either make a separate group of 8 such people or you can just manually add people one after another. It will work both ways.
What Facebook has to say about this all new WhatsApp’s video call limit?
And yes, these calls are end-to-end encrypted and it’s mentioned on WhatsApp’s site. Also a few days back, WhatsApp’s Parent Firm Facebook, through a separate message shared this news with the users saying “WhatsApp calls are another way to stay in touch… Soon you’ll be able to have group voice and video calls with up to eight people on WhatsApp. As before, these calls are secured with end-to-end encryption. So, no one else can view or listen to your private conversation, not even WhatsApp.”
The news has come just at the right time when the world needed it the most. While the whole world is under Lockdown fighting the Covid-19 Pandemic, the news of an increase in the WhatsApp call limit has come as a blessing. People can now connect to their families and friends without having to think about whom they should add and whom they shouldn’t to the video call.
Android users will have to wait:
While you can enjoy the benefits of this new limit for Whatsapp Video Call on an iOS, Android users might have to wait a little more to enjoy this new service. But if you are an impatient Android user then there is good news for you. You can avail of this service from WhatsApp’s website directly.
